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Investors Directory
Vsquared Ventures
Vsquared Ventures
Vsquared Ventures is a Munich-based early-stage venture capital firm that focuses on deep tech. It backs founders who are building breakthrough, science- or engineering-driven startups in areas like quantum and novel computing, robotics, green energy, AI, new space, and synthetic biology. In June 2024, Vsquared closed its second fund at €214 million, making it one of the largest early-stage deep-tech funds in Europe, with about €450 million in total assets under management.
Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Located in Japan, Silicon Valley and operating globally, Honda Innovations drives corporate transformation within all areas of Honda. Its strategic investment and open innovation program, Honda Xcelerator Ventures, is a catalyst to accelerate new businesses by backing innovative startups. From direct investments and co-development to strategic partnerships, Honda Innovations is focused on building a better world by supporting the Honda goal to realise carbon neutrality and zero fatalities involving Honda vehicles by 2050.
Ikea Innovation Ventures
Ikea Innovation Ventures
Innovation Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Inter IKEA Group. We make strategic investments in innovative companies and build strategic partnerships and collaborations with corporations and academia. Read on to find out more about how we work! Innovation Ventures' investments and partnerships are aimed at addressing key challenges and opportunities across our value chain. To this end, we look for opportunities across four transformation areas. Our ultimate goal is to make IKEA more sustainable, affordable and accessible to the many people.
De Nora
De Nora
De Nora was founded in 1923 by Oronzio De Nora. The Company is committed to developing unconventional solutions to achieve the energy transition towards decarbonization, enable the hydrogen economy and ensure clean water for everyone. De Nora's technologies are recognised as a high-value enabler that facilitates transformational processes for many industrial applications: primary chemicals production, electronics applications, water purification, galvanic processes, energy storage, infrastructural corrosion protection, and many others. Over the past decade, the Group has had an outstanding track record of organic growth, supported by innovation and successful M&A activities in several countries. De Nora has 24 operating companies in 10 countries and 5 R&D centres in Italy, the United States, and Japan, which ensure the continuous improvement and enlargement of its proprietary technologies covered by more 278 patent families with over 2,800 territorial extensions. With its widespread presence and broad product portfolio, the Company can effectively serve customers in 100 countries, employing more than 2,000 people worldwide.
Spaincap
Spaincap
SpainCap is the Spanish association that brings together venture capital and private equity firms—alongside institutional investors and service providers—in Spain. It acts as the industry body representing the private-capital sector, promoting investment in unlisted companies from start-ups to established firms, fostering innovation and supporting sustainable business development.
BeAble Capital
BeAble Capital
BeAble Capital is a Spanish VC fund that specializes in “science equity,” investing in startups from early or seed-stage that emerge from scientific research and deep tech. It supports technologies coming from universities and research centres, offers value-added guidance, and aims to turn scientific innovation into industrial impact. Their portfolio includes companies working in ceramics, nanomaterials, biotech, sensors, composite materials, and other cutting-edge fields.